**A small plane crash in San Diego has resulted in multiple fatalities, with significant damage to homes and cars, but residents reportedly escaped serious injury.**
**Tragic Plane Crash Claims Lives in San Diego Neighborhood**
**Tragic Plane Crash Claims Lives in San Diego Neighborhood**
**Fatalities reported after small aircraft crashes into residential area, causing destruction and evacuations.**
A small plane crashed into a residential street in San Diego early Thursday morning, leading to multiple fatalities among the passengers on board. The aircraft, identified as a Cessna 550, struck the Murphy Canyon neighborhood, causing significant destruction to several homes and igniting parked cars. Despite the severity of the incident, local authorities confirmed that no residents sustained serious injuries.
Assistant Fire Chief Dan Eddy stated that there were “more than one fatality” among the passengers and highlighted the challenges faced while handling the jet fuel that surrounded the wreckage. Fortunately, around 100 residents were evacuated from the vicinity as precautionary measures, with local police emphasizing the ongoing danger in the area.
Emergency responses reported that one individual was hospitalized, while two others received treatment and were released shortly thereafter. Authorities are meticulously searching the impacted homes, noting that there was a catastrophic impact on multiple residences.
Eyewitness accounts describe a terrifying scene. Christopher Moore, who lived nearby, shared that he and his family were roused by a violent explosion and quickly evacuated as smoke engulfed their surroundings. Another local resident reported hearing an unusual noise before the crash, punctuated by a loud bang that shook his house.
The Cessna was reportedly en route to Montgomery Field, which is situated roughly six miles north of downtown San Diego. Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing as the area remains cordoned off for safety and recovery operations.
